Recipes

The highball – a simple combination of a spirit and a carbonated mixer served over ice with a garnish – is as good as it gets. That is, assuming you use a great spirit, great ice, a great garnish, and a great mixer. Here are a few of our favorites:

Ingredients

Serving

Method

Fill a highball glass or copper mug with ice. Pour in the vodka and squeeze in the lime, leaving the lime shell in the glass. Then pour in the Q Ginger Beer, and gently stir.

Variations

Because Q Ginger Beer is less sweet than other ginger beers, it leaves more room to add a special flair. Try adding fresh juice (watermelon is great!) or your favorite liqueur to sweeten it up and add a new flavor.

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Ingredients

1.5 oz Premium Vodka

5 oz Q Light Ginger Beer

Half a lime

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Fill a highball glass or copper mug with ice. Pour in the vodka and squeeze in the lime, leaving the lime shell in the glass. Then pour in the Q Light Ginger Beer, and gently stir. Wow – spicy, bubbly, and clean – and with fewer calories.

Variations

Because Q Light Ginger Beer is less sweet than other ginger beers, it leaves more room to add a special flair. Try adding fresh juice (watermelon is great!) or a dash of bitters for some more complexity.

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Ingredients

1.5 oz Premium Dark Rum

5 oz Q Ginger Beer

Half a lime

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Pour in the Q Ginger Beer and squeeze in the lime. Top with the rum so it floats on the top, looking like a dark storm cloud that will force you to stay at the bar all afternoon. Stay at the bar all afternoon.

Variations

Because Q Ginger Beer is less sweet than other ginger beers, it leaves more room to add a modifier. Try adding 2 oz fresh juice – pineapple for a Summer Storm or apple cider for a Dark, Stormy, and Cidery.

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Ingredients

1.5 oz Premium Gin

5 oz Q Tonic Water

Lime wedge

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Fill a highball glass with ice and add your choice of gin. Then pour in the Q Tonic Water or Q Indian Tonic Water, depending on the gin. London Dry gins should get the Q Indian Tonic Water and more subtle gins should get Q Tonic Water. Gently stir and garnish with a lime wedge.

Variations

Have some fun. Add a full lime wedge for a citrus boost. Swap in a different garnish, maybe a grapefruit, cucumber, or lime twist. Or muddle in a fresh herb – thyme can be great. Or even add ½ oz of your favorite liqueur; pamplemousse or elderflower both work well.

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Ingredients

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Fill a highball glass with ice and add your choice of gin. Then pour in the Q Light Tonic Water. Gently stir and garnish with a lime wedge.

Variations

Have some fun. Add a full lime wedge for a citrus boost, Swap in a different garnish, maybe a grapefruit, cucumber, or lime twist. Or muddle in a fresh herb – thyme can be great. Or even add a few dashes of bitters, Angostura or orange bitters work well.

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Ingredients

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour in the tequila and squeeze in a lime. Then pour in the Q Grapefruit. Gently stir and garnish with a lime.

Variations

To create a spicy salt rim, mix salt and jalapeno and spread out on a plate. Run a lime along the rim of a highball, then dip the rim into the salt mixture . Try mezcal rather than tequila for a smokier drink. A tiny splash of agave is a fun way to add some sweetness if preferred.

Variations

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Ingredients

2 oz Toki Whisky

½ oz Jasmine Tea Syrup

4 oz Q Club Soda

Lemon Peel

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Pour 2 oz of Toki Whisky over ice in a highball glass. Add ½ oz jasmine tea syrup, top with Q Mixers Club Soda and gently stir. Express the lemon rind over the top of the drink and garnish with fresh jasmine.
Recipe from @slobitterco - winner of the Tales of the Cocktail® 2019 Official Cocktail Competition

Variations

To make the tea syrup, mix 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan. Add 2 bags of jasmine tea and bring the mixture to the boil slowly. Once the sugar has dissolved, decant into an empty bottle and store in the fridge. The syrup will be good for up to one month.

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Ingredients

2 oz Premium London Dry Gin

5 oz Q Indian Tonic Water

½ oz Blood Orange Liqueur

½ oz Simple Syrup

¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice

2 Strawberries

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Muddle the strawberries in the bottom of a collins glass. Fill glass with cubed ice and add all ingredients pouring the tonic last. Stir gently to mix the drink and garnish with strawberry slices and a thyme sprig.
Recipe from @apartment_bartender

Variations

Scale this recipe up to serve in a punch bowl for your guests to enjoy as a group by multiplying the recipe by 5.

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Ingredients

2 oz Reposado Tequila

5 oz Q Light Ginger Beer

2 Dashes orange bitters

Serving

Makes one drink

Method

Fill a collins glass with ice. Pour in the tequila and squeeze in a lime wedge and add bitters. Then pour in the Q Ginger Beer. Gently stir and garnish with an orange slice and sage leaves.
Recipe from @the.Cocktail.bandit